"Runtsivalstríðið" Faroese folkdanse.

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• Runtsivalstríðið
• runtsivalstidid
• faroese
• ballad
• folkdance
• ringdanse
• kvaedir
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• kvæðir

[Minurath]

@Minurath 13th century translation*

[Minurath]

That's amazing.

Here in Belgium/Flanders we also have the 'Roelantslied', a 12th century Middle Dutch translation of the original 11th C French 'Chanson de Roland'.

The dance was very common as well over here, known as the 'rondedans' or 'reidans'. But it sort of fell into disuse throughout the years.

I never realised the song/poem had travelled as far as the Faroese islands.

[anibaljv]

soooo beatiful...!



[Herlonski]

@oyndri

Actually, the Faroese dance is more likely from medieval times, and somehow managed to survive the many years (as well as a Church ban back when), most likely due to the isles being so far off, and thus capable of preserving it.

[Solatunum111]

So beautiful.

[oyndri]

the dance has been in the faroes sins the fyrst viking setlaer ore irsh monk

[berserkur19]

tað hevði nú veri betri um hetta vóru sumbingar ;)

[berserkur19]

@MrKamban oh ok, then i misunderstood what you said,sorry :)

[MrKamban]

@berserkur19 Of course it has. Some of the ballads date back to the 14. century. Especially one called Margretu kvæði that speeks of events in Norway in the early 14. century and seems to be contemporary. I didn´t mean that the dance came in the 20´s. Only that these strangers from very different countrys met and apparently had common culture without knowing of it.

[berserkur19]

@MrKamban the dance has been in the faroes way longer than the 20´s ..